A researcher's new astonishing software called "Photo Wake-Up" allows 3D character animations to simply "walk out" of a static image frame.

The algorithm can produce videos that predict what will happen next in a scene, based on a still image, the researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) said.

Dubbed DeepStereo, Google's new algorithm will make it possible to simulate the exploration of foreign landscapes in a seamless series of images. Intended for use in conjunction with Street View ...